The Savage River in Maryland could be designated the state's first "wild and scenic" river. File photo.
It’s Tuesday, Nov. 15, just a week after Donald Trump shocked the world, pulling off one of the most surprising election upsets ever. He’s now America’s president-elect, and that’s where we’ll... [ READ MORE... ]

Yellowstone cutthroat trout are the prime beneificiaries of climate change adaptation work done on Idaho's Crow Creek Photo by Chris Hunt.
By Dr. Jack Williams
An old friend from back in our government days, Wayne Elmore, frequently noted that “when it’s all said and done, there will likely be... [ READ MORE... ]

Local high school students recently watched on as the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environment fisheries crew used electrofishing gear to sample Salmon Creek in northwestern Connecticut.
The monitoring (below) is part of the long term Salmon Kill Enhancement and Restoration Project, which... [ READ MORE... ]

Anglers collecting macroinvertebrates from their local stream.
By Jack Williams
All around the world, citizen science is connecting regular people to real science that they can do themselves. More and more people are tracking bird migrations, monitoring water quality, and classifying... [ READ MORE... ]

In western Colorado, everything depends on water—ranches and farms, communities and businesses, fish and wildlife. For several years, TU’s Cary Denison has been working in the Gunnison River valley with local agriculture producers to improve water management in ways that benefit farm operations as... [ READ MORE... ]

Leptophlebia spinner. Jerry Schoen photo.
By Jerry Schoen
My introduction to fly-fishing came courtesy of a heavy Hendrickson hatch on the Battenkill River, back in the 1970s. The fish were willing, and it all seemed easy - an impression corrected over the next several days of trial, error and... [ READ MORE... ]

Trout Unlimited, New Mexico Game and Fish, U.S. Fish and Wildlife and the Gila National Forest have been working in the Gila National Forest for years to protect and restore Gila trout--a tough, rare and resilient species of native trout that have survived for eons in the rugged backcountry of New... [ READ MORE... ]

by Jeff Florence
Thanks to the great work by Trout Unlimited, partners, and members and supporters throughout the state, the Colorado Water Quality Control Commission (WQCC) rejected the proposed temperature standards from the Water Quality Control Division (WQCD).
These changes would have allowed... [ READ MORE... ]

Jesse Kruthaupt explains water leasing project to tour participants.
By Cary Denison
Collaboration in water conservation got a shot in the arm last week thanks to the Colorado Foundation for Water Education Gunnison Basin tour. A bus tour can sometimes be an exercise in uncomfortable... [ READ MORE... ]

By Scott Yates
Tens of millions of people in the West depend on the Colorado River. But as we head into another drought year, the Colorado is facing a host of pressures, from drought and warming temperatures to population growth—a perfect storm that threatens our local communities, fish and... [ READ MORE... ]